ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225538
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| Date: | Saturday 12 October 1940 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P9512 |
| MSN: | 654 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Globe Road, Romford near RAF Hornchurch, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
| RAF Hornchurch |
Spitfire Mk Ia P9512: First Flown 23 April 1940. Delivered to the RAF at 12 MU 4 May 1940. Issued to 249 Squadron 20 May 1940. To 610 (County of Chester) Squadron 7 July 1940. C2 damaged on combat operations 14 July 1940. To AST (Airwork Service Training) for C3 operations repairs. To 41 Squadron, 27 September 1940 as EB-K
At 16:40 hrs on Saturday October 12, 1940, P9512, being flown by Sergeant John McAdam of 41 Squadron, suffered engine failure on initial climb away from the airfield and crash landed at Globe Road, near Hornchurch. The pilot, already shot down twice during the Battle of Britain, was unhurt but the Spitfire was declared to have sustained Cat.2 engine damage and Cat.3 to the airframe, and was written off the books on 21/10/40.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-P9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 53)
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p009.html
3. http://www.nwamuseum.co.uk/WESTESSEXcrashesMishaps3WW2.pdf
4. After The Battle, Issued 124: https://www.afterthebattle.com/store/index.php?id_product=129&controller=product
5. http://nwamuseum.co.uk/IncidentsWestEssexto2000-1.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2019 23:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-May-2019 12:46 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2021 18:26 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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